The Unraveling of the Common Core
More and more states are becoming frustrated with the cost and mandates of the new Common Core State Standards.
Georgia is the latest state to say no thanks to the Common Core standardized tests.
This week, it was announced that Common Core tests would cost the state $29.50 per student for math and reading. Georgia education leaders were far from pleased and said they would instead write their own tests.
Oklahoma, Utah, Alabama, and Pennsylvania have also withdrawn from parts of the Common Core State Standards. A few other states, including Florida and Indiana, may not be far behind.
So, could the Common Core Standards actually be in jeopardy?
“CCSS is a state-led effort in the first place,” Jeffrey Choppin an associate professor of education at the University of Rochester, told TakePart. “If a bunch of states back out, CCSS will not have the intended impact, and sponsors, like the National Governors Association, would be upset.”
The standards were created by a 21-state consortium known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). Governors and state education officials designed the math and reading standards for K-12 grades to create a consistency among